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monodical

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mon·o·dy   (mŏn'ə-dē)   
n.   pl. mon·o·dies

  1. An ode for one voice or actor, as in Greek drama.

  2. A poem in which the poet or speaker mourns another's death.

  3. Music

    1. A style of composition dominated by a single melodic line.

    2. A style of composition having a single melodic line; monophony.

    3. A composition in either of these styles.


[Late Latin monōdia, from Greek monōidiā : mono-, mono- + aoidē, ōidē, song; see wed-2 in Indo-European roots.]
mo·nod'ic (mə-nŏd'ĭk), mo·nod'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., mo·nod'i·cal·ly adv., mon'o·dist (mŏn'ə-dĭst) n.
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monodical

adjective
having a single vocal part [syn: monodic] 
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